Mid-Century Modern Heavy Chrome Adjustable Cone Shade Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
We offer this adjustable table lamp which has a chrome cone shade light mounted on a round chrome
Metal, Chrome
$1,475
H 28 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Large 2' 4" Mid Century Fiberglass Cone Shade Spanish Colonial Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This mid-century modern lamp exudes a timeless charm, featuring a graceful fiberglass cone shade
Iron
$1,821
H 49.22 in Dm 6.3 in
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Joint Clamp Lamp with Red Cone Shade
Located in München, DE
Very elegant Mid-Century Modern brass joint clamp lamp with cone shaped shade. Made in Italy
Metal, Chrome
American Designer Modernist Brass Lamp with Pierced Cone Shade
By Lightolier, Paavo Tynell
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Brass cone shaped lamp with pierced shade. Design is reminiscent of Paavo Tynell and Lightolier
Brass
$1,895
H 57.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Sculptural Teak Floor Lamp w/ Linen Cone Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Danish Modern sculptural teak floor lamp with a linen cone shade exemplifies the warmth and
Linen, Formica, Wood, Teak
$1,428Sale Price|20% Off
H 53.55 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in
Italian floor lamp with double cone shade and Italian marble base, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Elegant Italian floor lamp from the 1950s. This model is distinguished by its double cone shade—red
Marble, Metal, Brass
$1,895
H 57.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Sculpted Teak Floor Lamp w/ Linen Cone Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Danish Modern sculpted teak floor lamp with a linen cone shade beautifully exemplifies the
Linen, Formica, Wood, Teak
$1,295
H 27 in W 8 in D 8 in
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Sculpted Teak Table Lamp with Cone Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 27in H x 8in W x 8in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 22in W
Linen, Wood, Teak
1950's Atomic Age Patinated Brass Torchiere Table Lamp Pierced Cone Shade
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
cone, freshly rewired very nice and unique goes well with Mid Century, danish Modern Modernist
Brass
$2,000
H 55 in W 32 in D 10 in
Robert Sonneman Style Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp with Black Cone Shade, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Bainbridge, NY
, cantilevered arm, Black adjusting turn knob, adjustable vented black enameled aluminum tilt cone shade (8"D
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Iron
$1,250 / set
H 10.25 in Dm 7 in
2 Tony Paul Style Ivory Cone Fiberglass Shade & Black Hairpin Base Table Lamps
By Tony Paul
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Black enameled metal discs and tripod Hairpin legs. Coffee Lamp (10.25H x 7D). Coffee Shade (7.5H x
Wire, Metal
$2,186
H 38.78 in Dm 12.01 in
Tall Stilarmatur Tranås Table Lamp in Teak Wood with Cone Shade, Sweden, 1960s
By AB Stilarmatur Tranås
Located in The Hague, NL
profiled detail. The renewed cone shaped shade is a custom design in a beautifully linen textured fabric
Fabric, Teak
Organic Rattan with Cone Shade Wall Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
This Mid-Century style modern wall sconce is expertly crafted with meticulously placed pencil reed
Rattan
Classic Modernist Double -cone parchment shade lamp by Majestic Lamp Co.
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Double -cone parchment shade lamp by Majestic Lamp Company,, 40 years in business
Brass
A Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp With Cone Form Shade
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage brass floor lamp with perforated conical shade and adjustable neck with walnut detail
Brass
Sold
H 49.22 in Dm 5.91 in L 49.22 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Modern Brass Joint Clamp Lamp with Cone Shade
Located in München, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian modern brass joint clamp lamp with cone shade. Made in Italy. Beautiful
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Modeline Sculpted Spire Cone Shade Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1950s
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of walnut wood tall table lamps by Modeline, circa late 1950s. Three sculpted walnut spines
Brass
Lightolier Cone Shaped Mauve Color Table Lamp with Mushroom Shade
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Unique table lamp from famed producer, Lightolier. Designed by Gerald Thurston, the lamp has a few
Metal
Danish Modern Teak Arch Floor Lamp with Articulating Cone Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Modern teak arch floor lamp with articulating cone shade.
Linen, Wood, Teak
Rare Double Shade Floor Lamp ‘Cone and Cobra’ by Greta Grossman
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare double shade floor lamp ‘Cone and Cobra’ by Greta Grossman Designed 1948-1949 Enameled
Aluminum, Chrome
Sold
H 65.75 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Tripod floor lamp with adjustable cone shade Paris, France, circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Tripod floor lamp, black metal structure, recent off-white cotton lampshade remade to match the
Metal
Sold
H 24 in W 8 in D 8 in
Midcentury Brass Free Standing Torchiere Table Lamp with Perforated Cone Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Unique Googie brass and white enamel freestanding torchiere table lamp with perforated cone shade
Brass
Rare Double Shade Floor lamp ‘Cone and Cobra’ by Greta Grossman
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Designed 1948-1949 Enameled aluminium, chrome-plated steel Manufactured by Ralph O. Smith Cast manufacturer's marks to underside.
Aluminum, Chrome
Rare Double Shade Floor Lamp ‘Cone and Cobra’ by Greta Grossman
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Ralph O. Smith
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Designed 1948-1949 by Greta Grossman. Enameled aluminium, chrome-plated steel. Manufactured by Ralph O. Smith Cast manufacturer's marks to underside.
Aluminum, Chrome
Sold
H 56 in W 17 in D 11.5 in
Greta Grossman Rare Double Shade Floor Lamp ‘Cone and Cobra’, circa 1949
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Ralph O. Smith
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Greta Grossman rare double shade floor lamp ( Cone and Cobra ) for Ralph O. Smith. circa 1949
Aluminum, Chrome
Sold
H 23 in W 6 in D 6 in
Yasha Heifetz Pierced Brass and Mahogany Table Lamp with White Cone Shade, 1940s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
illuminating brass container, newly recovered cone parchment shade (16 H x 4.5 D top x 8 D bottom) on a square
Brass
Mid Century Modern 3 Light Tension Pole Lamp 50s 60s Stiffel Era Brass
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
CLASSIC! ATOMIC AGE MID CENTURY MODERN ALUMINUM CONE SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! GOOD DESIGN! CIRCA
Metal
Sold
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 9.85 in
Wall Lamp with Cone Shade in Metal and Fabric by Arlus, France, 1950s
By Arlus
Located in Berlin, DE
Adjustable rare Arlus wall lamp in excellent condition. 2 x Bajonette fitting. To be on the safe
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 60 in W 24 in D 33 in
Russel Wright Style Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp With Cone Parchment Shade
By Russel Wright
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large and impressive mid century floor lamp in the style of Russel Wright. This lamp has a large
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Black & Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp with Cone Shade
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful mid century Italian modern floor lamp with an adjustable arm. This stylish lamp is made
Chrome
Danish Modern Cone Shape Shade Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern pottery, metal and walnut base table lamp.
Modernist Brass Desk Lamp with Cone Shaped Shade
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari, Stilux, Arteluce
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist brass desk lamp with cone shaped shade. Stunning modernist brass desk lamp with cone
Metal, Brass
1990's Italian Brass Floor Lamp With Double Cone Shade
Located in New York, NY
1990's modern solid brass double shade cone floor, newly rewired and ready to use with minor wear
Brass
Set of 3 Yellow Red Green Cone Shade 1950s Table Lamps
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 Italian small table lamp produced in the 1950s. They are made from yellow, red and green
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 72 in Dm 28.5 in
1950s Tall Bamboo Tripod Floor Lamp Woven Cone Shade Delightful Oriental Design
By Louis Sognot
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Delightful Mid-Century Modern vintage: Bamboo rattan and wicker tripod floor lamp with an oriental
Bamboo
Sold
H 67 in W 21 in D 12 in
Tall Brass Floor Lamp with Adjustable Arm and Off White Fabric Cone Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern tall swing arm brass floor lamp with off white fabric cone shade. The lamp can
Brass
Italian Green Metal and Brass Double Cone Shade 1950s Wall Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
shade) and remains in excellent condition.
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Cone Shade Mid Century Modern Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
cone shade with chrome base. The head swivels and rotates.
Metal
Mid Century Italian Double Cone Shade Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian sconces made of brass and glass.
Sold
H 12 in W 6 in D 24 in
Luxus Vittsjo Swing Arm Lamp with Cone Lamp Shade by Osten / Uno Kristiansson
By Luxus Vittsjö
Located in Belmont, MA
A Luxus Vittsjo swing arm lamp with the original plastic lampshade. (Designed by Osten and/or Uno
Plastic, Teak
Sold|$1,950
H 15 in W 55 in D 14 in
George Nelson Custom Hanging Walnut Cabinet from a National Historical Building
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A two door Nelson walnut hanging cabinet with woven cane fronts and brass hardware, having a beveled bottom edge to the doors for ease of opening and folding to the top. Inside the b...
Cane, Walnut
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Long Narrow Country Console, Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Long narrow country console. This rectangular hall table has a rustic country finish with a paneled top showing exposed saw marks above four drawers set on square tapered legs with a...
Wood
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 31N Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Bamboo, Paper
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
$3,900 / set
H 15 in Dm 10 in
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
Paavo Tynell 'Model 9209' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp for Gubi
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model 9209 Brass and Rattan Table Lamp for Gubi Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1940, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. Today, th...
Brass
Sold|$1,580 / set
H 11.03 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
1950s Modernist Table Lamps - Brass and Iron with Central Hole Opaline Glass
Located in Rome, IT
1950s pair of table lamps with modernist design , clean lines and sophisticated material blend. Each lamp features an opaline glass sphere with a distinctive central hole, resembling...
Metal, Brass
$4,800
H 22.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in
Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...
Silk
$1,180 / item
H 15.36 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Concrete Side Table "A" Abecedario Collection Studio Irvine for Forma&Cemento
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
Coffee table A is part of the Abecedario Collection and marks the beginning of a language in cement that will create a concrete alphabet made up by tables and stools casted through a...
Concrete
On Hold|$1,184
H 68.51 in W 35.83 in D 23.23 in
Mid Century Modern Teak Tambour Door Fitted Gentleman's Wardrobe / 1960 England
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful mid century fitted wardrobe by Austinsuite. England C1960. This piece is beautifully made with an elegant tambour door design and fitted interior. The tambour door sets...
Teak
Sweetbriar Credenza, West Haddon Hall Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A grid formed out of solid oak wraps the facade of this floating, wall-mounted credenza. Three touch-latch doors reveal storage and a central shelf. Shown in honeyed oak with natur...
Oak
Unique Lovö Cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth, 1940s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique "Lovö" cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth with unique leg stand, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1945.
Iron
$18,600 / item
H 35 in W 41 in D 39 in
Forsyth Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in California Sheepskin
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A favourite of the Forsyth design team! We have an incredible collection of vintage chairs and design icons waiting for a new life. Our upcylced womb chairs are some of our most pop...
Sheepskin
Long brown oak brutalist credenza
Located in Sint-Niklaas, VOV
Very elegant and warm brown brutalist sideboard in oak. Sideboard contains 4 opening doors with round graphical panel and 3 drawers centrated i the middle. In absolute perfect and ...
Oak
$16,800 / set
H 36 in W 40 in D 30 in
Forsyth Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in Shearling
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Lead Time: Please allow 10 to 12 weeks to restore a vintage Womb Chair and Ottoman in Shearling. "Eero Saarinen designed the groundbreaking Womb chair at Florence Knoll's request ...
Sheepskin
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.